Nnamdi Kanu: Jubilation Greets Appeal Court’s Ruling As FG Indicates Intention To Appeal

In desperate bid to perpetually keep Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in detention, the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has vowed to appeal the ruling of the appeal court discharging Kanu.

This is even as jubilations and celebrations have greeted the appeal court ruling in the South Eastern part of the country and hopes of restoration of peace and security increases in the five states of the region.

Also, the Kanu’s lead counsel, Mike Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has while reacting to the ruling Thursday night said the Federal Government should obey the court ruling freeing Nnamdi Kanu and should be allowed to go home immediately.

But Malami in a statement indicating the government’s intention to appeal, argued that “Kanu was only discharged and not acquitted.”

He said, “Consequently, the appropriate legal options before the authorities will be exploited and communicated accordingly to the public.

“The decision handed down by the court of appeal was on a single issues that borders on rendition.

“Let it be made clear to the general public that other issues that predates rendition on the basis of which Kanu jumped bail remain valid issues for judicial determination.

“The Federal Government will consider all available options open to us on the judgment on rendition while pursuing determination of pre-rendition issues.”